Learning from Lemuel's Mom Proverbs 31:1-9 Lemuel's mom, sneaking in before the famous Proverbs 31, really intrigues me. I sometimes think of her as the not so famous Proverbs 31 woman. She is one of the wonderful inspirational moms of the Bible. These verses are a tribute … [Read more...]
Childhood: is it really all downhill from here?
Do you ever wish time with your children would slow down? That you could press pause on this moment in your life? This week my youngest baby has been learning to stand up. She's thrilled with it - she stands carefully, laughs and claps her hands. And I feel ridiculously proud … [Read more...]
Why children are not for comparing
I think most of us know that comparing our children to each other is not the way forward. Whether it's done favorably (your Charlie is so much better at writing than my Billy) or not so favorably (I can't believe her Charlie still can't ride his bike without training wheels; … [Read more...]
Food, faith and being in God’s family
Eating together as a family Recently I've been thinking about food. Not just Hot Cross Buns and chocolate bunnies, but specifically the connection between food and how God relates to His people. Food, faith and being in God's family. I got thinking about it because I was … [Read more...]
Motherhood: the spiritual sidelines?
Are the diaper years the spiritual growth sidelines? In our household, the last week has been dominated by stomach flu. I don't really need to fill in the gaps. Four little people tend to share these things around liberally. I didn't get much done We didn't do trips to … [Read more...]
